anbelangen

== German == === Etymology === From an- +‎ belangen, likely influenced by verbs like anlangen. Compare Dutch aanbelangen. === Pronunciation === === Verb === anbelangen (weak, third-person singular present belangt an, past tense belangte an, past participle anbelangt, auxiliary haben) (transitive) to concern, to touch a matter Synonyms: angehen, anbetreffen, betreffen, anlangen Was das anbelangt, ... ― Concerning that, ... / In that regard, ... ==== Usage notes ==== Occurs exclusively as part of a parenthetical standalone relative clause of the form "was [etwas] anbelangt". For usage in main clauses, betreffen or angehen are used instead. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== Pennsylvania German: aabelange === Further reading === “anbelangen”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “anbelangen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “anbelangen” in Duden online